We visited a high school in Tozeur and I spent an hour or so getting to know some of the students. At the conclusion of our visit, I made this group portrait of three of the boys I had been talking to. The late afternoon light was pouring through a window, and I arranged them so that their faces would be illuminated in three different ways. The face of the boy at left is half in light and half in shadow, while the face of the boy in the center is illuminated in the middle, with shadows on both side, and the face of the boy on the right is left almost entirely in shadow. I moved in very close with a 24mm wideangle lens, allowing me to stress the detail in their expressions and clothing, yet still include everyone in the frame. While all three boys look at the camera impassively, the group portrait comes to life as the boy in the center tilts his head, as if he is curious about what I may be up to here.